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Palo Alto, California, United States

Key accomplishments: - Reorganized budgeting and financial reporting practices to streamline efforts, improve transparency and build confidence in the organization's financial planning.- Improved communication and collaboration efforts across senior leadership through the collaborative development of a team Charter.- Leveraged Sage Intacct functionality to dramatically reduce processing times, minimize accounting errors, and provide real-time notifications for key financial transactions.

San Francisco, Ca

• Key achievements: Reduced annual operating losses through improved budgeting & reporting practices• Primary responsibility for all financial reporting, budgeting, contract & grant administration, and annual audit & tax activities• Direct reporting responsibilities to the Board of Directors, Finance & Audit Committees• Member of senior management team, participating in all strategic planning and stakeholder communication efforts• Restored stakeholder confidence in the Society’s financial planning and reporting systems, established written procedures and augmented internal controls• Member of senior management team, participating in strategic planning and stakeholder communications

San Francisco, Ca

• Hired to manage multiple key government contracts and strengthen the Society's internal controls and procedures• Implemented an appeal-based tracking & reporting system for the Society’s contributed revenue and an integrated a grant tracking system into the Society’s accounting software• Direct supervision of all department staff members• Served as Interim department head after departure of CFO

·Prepare corporate financial statements, including subsidiary organizations·Maintain general ledger, including end-of-month close, journal entries, allocations, and other processes as required.·Responsible for all land transaction journal entries·Manage the functional aspects of notes payable and receivable·Facilitated a complete overhaul of the Statement of Functional Expense, including a review of the Company’s joint cost allocations under SOP 98-2·Maintain Conditional Promise Schedule, coordinating with Regional and National staff to ensure accurate reporting and documentation·Liaison for accounting department, ensuring inter-departmental functionality within areas of responsibility·Analyze general ledger balances, reconcile and prepare variance analyses as appropriate·Prepare reclassifications, accruals and other journal entries·Facilitate annual audit in areas of responsibility

·Prepared and updated, as necessary, the company’s Compliance Manual, Disaster Recovery Plan and Human Resource Manual·Monitored employee personal trading activity to ensure compliance with SEC and NFA regulations·Ensured adherence to, and trained employees on, policies and procedures outlined within the Compliance Manual·Reviewed investor partnership agreements to monitor status as Qualified Investment Buyer (QIB)·Prepared and submitted prospectus questionnaires in connection with trading activity regulated by Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.·Revised Form ADV annually, filed Form 13F quarterly, and completed annual NFA self-examination checklist·Facilitated NFA and SEC investment adviser audits·Managed payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable·Prepared monthly financial statements and coordinated all aspects of annual corporate audit

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba

B.S., Music